Actor Brad Pitt’s home in Los Angeles has been ransacked by a trio of thieves. Three suspects broke into the home in the Los Feliz late on Wednesday through a front window and “ransacked the location,” according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police did not confirm the home belonged to the Oscar-winning actor, but...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has not exactly been covering itself in glory lately. From not assisting federal immigration officers when they came under assault during enforcement raids. LA County Sheriff Robert Luna has been accused of having his deputies slow walk assistance to federal officers who were attacked during an immigration protest at...
The Los Angeles Dodgers say they blocked federal agents from entering their stadium on Thursday, as protests against immigration enforcement continue in the city. In a post on social media, the baseball team said “ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots”, and were subsequently turned away. Los Angeles...
The majority stake of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball franchise is being sold in a historic deal worth an estimated $10 billion (£7.45b). The Buss family has owned the team – one of the most iconic in sports globally – since 1979 and now has reportedly made a deal with TWG Global CEO Mark Walter....
Police used batons, tear gas, and “non lethal” projectiles to disperse “No Kings” protesters on Saturday. On Saturday morning tens of thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles as part of the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations. Organizers estimated there were over 40,000 people in the crowd. Protesters carrying signs denouncing Trump as well as...
In war, the first casualty is the truth. — Aeschylus Los Angeles, and soon every Blue city in America, is a war zone. Not nearly as bad a war zone as Gaza or Kyiv, but a war zone nonetheless. In this case, the violence is mostly a backdrop of a propaganda war, but then...
Ana Faguy & Bernd Debusmann Jr. BBC News, Washington DC BBC US President Donald Trump has sent thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of US Marines to Los Angeles as protests take place against the administration’s ramped-up immigration enforcement. While the president’s allies cheer him on, both the governor of California and the mayor...
I know hearing from Hillary Clinton isn’t as exciting as actually watching Auntie Maxine fearlessly charge into battle, taunting young National Guardsmen. “And if you shoot me, you’d better shoot straight…”Yet another Democratic lawmaker making a serious situation about herself.Rep. Maxine Waters taunting the National Guard called in to keep rioters from destroying downtown Los...
Democrats want you to believe they have a righteous cause, that the protests in LA are all about standing up for a good and noble end. They also want you to believe there is no real lawlessness taking place. On the contrary, they claim calling out the Marines and the National Guard are excessive and...
“We’re a community, we stand by each other,” Ebobisse added. “It’s important that in these difficult moments, we reaffirm that and don’t back into our corners and be scared because solidarity is the only way through this. “It’s not normal and we can’t treat it as normal. I fear it’s only going to continue to...
US President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen in Los Angeles to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants. His border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News on Saturday: “We are making Los Angeles safer.” The Californian city saw a second day of unrest on Saturday as residents of a predominantly Latino district...
A riot broke out in Paramount where ICE agents were looking to arrest a few dozen criminal illegal aliens. Things got bad enough that even the LA Times is calling it “a fiery and tumultuous clash.” An hours-long standoff between protesters and federal agents erupted Saturday morning in Paramount as federal officials warned of further...
Once established, the entity would have to be officially recognised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the British Olympic Association (BOA) before becoming a full member of the National Olympic Committee (NOC). Sources have told BBC Sport that a deal in principle has been agreed with the ICC. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) will...
The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his Los Angeles Lakers debut in 1996 has sold for $7m (£5.26m) at auction. The jersey, worn by Bryant during his 1996-1997 rookie season, becomes the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey of all time. The American spent his entire career with the Lakers, winning the NBA Championship five...
Discussions are taking place about the formation of a Great Britain cricket team that could compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The talks between the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Scotland to establish a Team GB side have begun as the sport prepares to make its return to the Games....